Aspects of Gender Identity and Craft Production in the European Migration Period - Iron Weaving Beaters and Associated Textile Making Tools from England, Norway and Alamannia (Paperback, New)

Grave goods show that women were identified as weavers in the early Anglo-Saxon period, rather than specifically spinners, as occurs later. A key piece of weaving equipment found in migration era burials is the iron beater, shaped during this period like a sword. Spear shaped beaters appear later in the seventh century. This study is centred on a corpus of sword and spear shaped beaters not only from Anglo-Saxon England (centred on East Kent), but also from Norway, where the earliest examples are found and from Alamannia. Conclusions are drawn about the processes and social composition of textile production, including any separation of weaving and spinning, and discuss why tools associated with the women's task of weaving should be shaped as objects with masculine associations.

General

Imprint:	Bar Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Archaeological Reports International Series
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Sue Harrington
Dimensions:	297 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4073-0218-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General
LSN:	1-4073-0218-3
Barcode:	9781407302188

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